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The First Steps by Jean Honore Fragonard — VisualArtsDB

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The First Steps

The First Steps

The First Steps

Jean Honore Fragonard

1775–1785

Medium: Black and white chalk on lightly faded blue antique laid paper
Dimensions: 17.1 x 22.5 cm (6 3/4 x 8 7/8 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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